tools

Stock Your Toolbox: Knives and Razors

05.04.2011 gadgets

Some of the key components of any home toolkit are things to cut and scrape with. You don’t need to spend a lot, but having a knife and razor blades in your toolbox will help you out in a number of circumstances. I recommend including a basic folding knife with a two or three inch [...]

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What I’ve Got In My Pockets

03.16.2011 gadgets

That’s it. A tube of ChapStick Medicated lip balm. Life is grand. Most days I work in my home office and have everything I need at hand. The only thing I carry with me is a tube of lip balm. It’s the thing I’m always guaranteed to have on my person. When I do venture [...]

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Stock Your Toolbox: Selecting A Toolbox

03.02.2011 Product Reviews

If you have just a few tools they usually end up in a drawer or any old bag. But one of the benefits of having a tool kit is you’ll always know exactly where everything is. And to do that you’ll need a toolbox. I have two different toolboxes. The first is my trusty Craftsman sheet metal [...]

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Stock Your Toolbox: Chalk, Chalk Lines, Pencils, and Push Pins

02.16.2011 gadgets

Your home toolbox needs some very basic items that many people overlook. You need some basic things to help you mark and indicate. These are simple, inexpensive, but specialized items and you’ll find many uses for them, but keep them in your toolbox!  Don’t let them hide in a junk drawer or some overflowing cubby [...]

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Stock Your Toolbox: Cable Ties and End Nip Pliers

01.31.2011 gadgets

I’m no craftsman, but I do understand and use tools. That not only allows me to retain my status as homo sapiens, but it’s damn useful around the house. Today I’m starting a new series that I hope will help you build a literal set of tools that will help you handle most household needs [...]

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